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Looks like religion actually did play a role in the Katy Perry-Russell Brand divorce filing yesterday—but more in the timing of it. Details are trickling out on the long-rumored celebrity breakup:

Perry wanted Brand to file the divorce papers so as not to upset her religious parents, sources tell TMZ. Perry was raised with the belief that divorce is a no-no.

The pair knew weeks ago that divorce was imminent and didn't want to be in LA's media whirlwind when the news broke—so he hightailed it to England and she to Hawaii.

Recovering sex and drug addict Brand disapproved of Perry's wild lifestyle, including an all-night party in Rio earlier this year. He also didn't like Rihanna and Perry's other partying friends, the Daily Mail reports.

The Twitter-verse is sparkling with reactions to the breakup, the Guardian reports, including: "I'm just glad Russell Brand and Katy Perry divorced before they made more of them."

I don't know why anyone bothers with getting married anymore. It's so easy to get a divorce now, it makes marriage into a joke...

wellroundedsquare

Dec 31, 2011 3:03 PM CST

" Perry was raised with the believe that divorce is a no-no." I believe the word you're looking for is "belief".

fractal

Dec 31, 2011 2:35 PM CST

Its usually the Fundys that can't wait to cut loose. They are a bunch of amateurs at partying, and tend to go waaaaaaay overboard. Katy still is in disconnect over just how a xtian girl strips down to a thong with whipped cream spurting out her nipples. Russell has seen it all. She is just starting to travel a road he has already hoed. Bet her xtian parents were wild about Snoop drooling over her like Pavlov's dog.